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OpenAI has accused The New York Times of hacking its AI products, such as ChatGPT, to ‘set up’ a copyright lawsuit. OpenAI claims the lawsuit is based on contrived attacks and exploits of a bug, while NYT’s counsel disputes the claim, highlighting the extent of OpenAI’s alleged copyright infringement. OpenAI seeks to dismiss the majority of the lawsuit claims, arguing that ChatGPT isn’t a substitute for NYT journalism.
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OpenAI accuses NYT of hacking
In a court filing, OpenAI accuses The New York Times of ‘hacking’ its AI products, such as ChatGPT, to set up a lawsuit against them.
NYT made numerous attempts to generate output
The Times allegedly made tens of thousands of attempts to generate output from ChatGPT by exploiting a bug, according to OpenAI.
OpenAI defends ChatGPT's use
OpenAI argues in a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, suggesting that ChatGPT can’t serve up NYT articles or substitute for a subscription.
Claims of copyright infringement by NYT
Ian Crosby, representing NYT, claims OpenAI copied millions of The Times’ works without permission to build and power its commercial products.
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OpenAI is claiming that The New York Times paid someone to hack its products to set up a lawsuit.
OpenAI is now boldly claiming that The New York Times “paid someone to hack OpenAI’s products” like ChatGPT to “set up” a lawsuit against the leading AI maker.
Ian Crosby, lead counsel for The New York Times, asserts that OpenAI copied millions of The Times' works without permission.
“what OpenAI bizarrely mischaracterizes as ‘hacking’ is simply using OpenAI’s products to look for evidence that they stole and reproduced The Times’s copyrighted works. And that is exactly what we found. In fact, the scale of OpenAI’s copying is much larger than the 100-plus examples set forth in the complaint.”
OpenAI argues that ChatGPT is not a substitute for a subscription to The New York Times.
“Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, however, ChatGPT is not in any way a substitute for a subscription to The New York Times,” OpenAI argued in a motion that seeks to dismiss the majority of The Times’ claims.
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